When the Lakers found themselves trailing the 3-0 Washington Wizards by six with just 95 seconds remaining, it took a group effort to filter near-certain defeat into victory.
At the forefront of this effort were three lottery picks of the last four years, who all showed their potential in clutch moments of the Lakers’ 102-99 win.
Tiny Dog
Across his up-and-down rookie campaign, Brandon Ingram felt the struggles of being a skinny teenager battling night-to-night against the world’s best basketball players.
Dubbed “Tiny Dog” by last season’s veterans, Ingram was the Lakers’ alpha on a night that pitted the league’s second-youngest team against an Eastern Conference contender.